jpdb beta

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

3

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

2

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

2

rare

3

sharp; keen; acute

1

accomplice; cohort

2

(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

yakuza

2

founder of a religious sect

2

gentle; affectionate

3

evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

comfortably; easily

1

belligerence; fighting spirit

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

2

to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

1

making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt

1

heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy

1

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

1

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

2

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

3

stone; rock; pebble

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

street corner

1

to put to sleep; to kill

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

2

one elbow

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1

intimidating language

1

trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

2

empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

1

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

1

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

4

cheek

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

regret; repentance

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)

1

twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

1